Cabinet.



No. 895,007., EATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.

J. 1E1). EVERETT.

CABINET.

I IIPLIOATIOH FILED JAN. 11, 1908.

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Inmtor No. 895,007, PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.

J. H. D. EVERETT.

CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED an. 11. 1903.

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Inventor whinil'fifveretf 1B, m, wmrv fi z JOHN H. D. EVERETT, OF SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN.

CABINET.

Application filed January 11, 1908. Serial. No.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Jon); H. D. EVERETT,

a citizen of the United States of America, re-

siding at Sault Ste. Marie, in the county of 5 Chippewa and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is a speci iication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates particular; to kitchen cabinets, and consists in the novel construction of a device of this character. in the peculiar arrangement and combination of its parts, and further in various details of construction as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the dra\\'ings,Figure 1 is a front elevat ion of the cabinet, partly broken away to show the inside construction; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, artly in section; Fi 's. 3 and 4 are sectional perspective views of the upper portion of the cabinet Fig. 5 is a sectional perspective-view of the lower portion of the removable compartment; Fig. 6 is a vertical central section through the lower portion of the stationary vertical compartments; and Fig. 7 is a cross section taken on line a;-:c of Fig. 1.

In construction, the cabinet com rises a casing, as A, composed of sides B, a ack C, bottom D, and top portions E extending from each side of the cabinet to points near the center, the latter being open to receive a removable compartment hereinafter described The cabinet front is formed by anels F, the outer walls of swinging cupboards and sliding drawers, and the removable com artnient above referred to, all of which wi be presently described.

Arranged in each side of the casing described a-re vertical partitions a and b,as indicated. in Fi s. 1 and 7,which form verticallydisposed stationary compartments G, H and I, a grou of these forming the interior of each side of t 1e casing as described and being preferably of the same construction. The lower end of each compartment is inclined to form a s out or discharge section, and the front wa of each spout is apertured, as at c, to form the outlet. These outlets in turn are each controlled by a. cut-off or slide valve, as (1. Below the spout sections described is a horizontal partii ion e at such distance from the spouts as to form a .up ort for any suitable receptac as e, wm 1 may be placed under any of the compartments to receive a portion of its contents. The discharge ends of each group of compartments described are covered by a swinging door J hinged to the lower end of the pane F. K are drawers below the partition 6 adapt ed to receive utensils, and L is a horizontal compartment extendingl'rorn side to side of the casing below the drawers K, and provided in turn with a swinging door M, the

several doors described being each provided with a suitable knob or handle, as 7.

Formed in the top sections E of the cabinet are a plurality of apertures g, so arranged as to form an inlet for each of the verticallydisposed compartments. These inlets are closed by suitable closure devices, such as caps 71.

Arranged intermediate the two groups of vertical compartments is a removable bin or compartment 0, carrying at its lower end a drawer P which in turn is removable from the compartment, the latter being closed by a front wall Q forming a part of the cabinet front, as previously set forth. This comartment is provided with an inlet opening 2' in its top, closed by a suitable cap, as h, and is supported upon vertical partitions within the casing.

The portion of the removable compartment immediately above the drawer P is provided with inclined plates Z which lead to a central discharge opening provided with a screen or sieve, as m, through which the contents of the removable compartn1ent, which is especially designed as a flour bin,- may be discharged. For the purpose of screening the contents, an agitator, consisting of a rectangular framework 0, is employed, adapted to be reciprocated across the screened outlet through the agency of a rod p projecting through the front Q termi nating in a knob q, the latter serving as a handle also for the. removal of the compartment from the casing pro er. Below the drawer P is a similar but arger drawer R adapted to receive kitchen utensils.

anged above the casing described, and extending centrally across the same from front to rear, is a stationary horizontallydisposed compartment S, provided at its front end with an opening r, in which a suitable clock, as 8, may be seated, and in one or both sides with an inlet t through which utensils or other articles may be inserted.

T and U are complementary swinging cupboards preferably hinged to the front end of the horizontally-dis osed compartment for movement outwardly in the manner indicated in Fig. 3. The cupboards each open inwardly towards the compartment S, the opening being indicated by the referenceletter 11, so that when the cupboards are in alinement with the casing front their inlet openings may be closed by the horizontal compartment; at the same time the cupboards serve to close the opening in said compartment and normally cover the inlets for the several vertical compartments previously described. Each cupboard is pro-. vided with means for holding it in its closed )osition, consisting preferably of a gravitylatch, as t. provided with a suitable handle, as 11:, which is adapted to engage a rail, as at, that extends about the casing top, as indicated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4.

It will be seen from the construction above set forth that the cabinet adapted to hold the various articles necessarily used in the kitchen, the horizontally-disposed compartments over the top and at the bottom of the casing and the several drawers being adapted to hold utensils, while the vertical compartments are designed for flour cereals and the like. The contents of any one of the several stationary compartments, as G and H, may be drawn oil through the spouts in the receptacle placed therebeneath for that purose, and the compartments may be readily illed by swinging the cupboards outwardly to expose the compartment inlets and pouring the material therethrough. The central removable compartment may be filled in the same manner by withdrawing the entire compartment from beneath the horizontallydisposed compartment S to expose its inlet.

For the purpose of facilitating the discharge of the contents of the vertically-disposed compartments, I preferably provide a stirring device, such as y, consisting in this instance of a bent wire which forms a con tinuation of the handle 2 through which the slide or valve of that compartment is operated. In shifting the slide, the stirrer is forced upwardly and in a lateral direction within the compartment, breaking up the material therein.

The cabinet'may be so )ported in any suitable manner, or if desired may be suspended by books, as a, fixed to the wall. Also, I

referably provide two angle-shaped bars, as ii, upon the casing back at a distance from one another and oppositely disposed to form retaining means for abread-board.

What I claim as my invention is,- I

1. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing formed with a plurality of comartments therein, and complementary cupboards mounted upon the casing for horizontal swinging movement.

2. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a horizontal compartment disposed centrally across the upper end of the casing, and horizontally-swin ing cup l sition.

4. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a horizontal compartment disposed centrally across the upper end of the casing, horizontally-swinging cupboards upon opposite sides of andopening inwardly towards the central compartment, and automatically-operating locking devices for retaining tie cupboards in their closed positions.

5. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a transverse member thereabove, and a cupboard opening inwardly towards said member mounted for horizontal swinging movement towards and away from the member.

6. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a transverse member thereabove, and a cupboard opening inwardly towards said member mounted for horizontal swinging movement towards and. away from the member, and a gravity latch for the cupboard.

7 In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a transverse member thereabove, a horizontally-swinging cupboard adjoining and opening inwardly towards said member, a rail extending about the casing top, and a gravity latch carried by the cupboard adapted when the latter is closed to engage the rail.

8. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a vertically-disposed com partment therein having an inlet leading outwardly through'the casing top, and a lion'- zontally swinging cupboard above the casing normally covering the compartment.

9. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a group of vertically-disposed compartments in each side of the easmg having suitable discharge outlets at their lower ends and inlets leading upwardly through the casing top, and complementary swinging cupboards above the casing normally covering the compartment inlets.

10. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a horizontally-disposed compartment t-hereabove having an inlet in the side, and a horizontally-swinging cupboard arranged above. the casing normally closing the compartment inlet.

11. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a group of vertically-disposed compartments in each side of the cas ing having discharge outlets at their lower ends ano inlets leading upwardly through the casing top, valves for said outlets, stirrers carried and operated by said valves, and complementary swinging cupboards above the casing normally covering the compartment inlets.

1'2. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a group of vertically disposed stationary compartments in each side thereof, each having a valve controlled dis 1 charge spout, a removable vertically disl posed bin intermediate the group of com- )artments provided with a discharge openmg and stirring devices operatively associated with the valves of the several compartments.

13. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a vcrtically-disposed removable compartment therein constituting a bin, a drawer in the lower end of the bin, a discharge opening for the bin above the drawer, a sieve extending across the opening, and an agitator cooperating with the sieve.

.14. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing. of a vertically-disposed removable compartment therein constituting abin, a drawer in the lower end of the bin, a discharge opening for the bin above the drawer. a sieve extending across the opening, 1 a stirring device in operative relation to the i sieve, and an operating device for the stirrer constituting the handle for the bin.

. 15. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a group of vertically-disposed compartments in each side of said casing, 'a removable vertically-disposed com partment intermediate the first mentioned compartments, and complementary cupboards mounted-upon the casing above the compartments for horizontal swinging movelnent.

16. In a kitchen cabinet, the combinatio with a casing formed with a plurality tical compartments therein, of a tran verse member thereabove, and complementary cupboards opening inwardly towards said member mounted for horizontal swinging movement towards and away from the transverse member. 1

17. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a plurality of vertically-disposed.compartments and an intermediate removable bin in its upper portion, a pluraiity of drawers below the compartments, and a horizontally-disposed compartment belowi the drawers extending uninterru tedly between the sides of the casing an from the rear to the casing front.

18. The combination with a casing, of a group of vertically-disposed stationary compartments in each side thereof. a removable vertically -disposed bin intermediate the g oups of compartments, drawers below the compartments and bin, and a horizontallyextending compartment beneath the drawers.

19. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casing, of a group of vertically-disposed stationary compartments in each side thereof having inlets extending through the casing top and terminating each at its lower end in a valve-controlled spout, horizontal y-swinging cupboards above the easing normally covering the compartment inlets,, a removable vertically-disposed bin corresponding in length to and arranged inter mediate the groups of stationary compartments, drawers in the casing below the bin and compartment groups, and a horizontally disposed compartment below the drawers extending between the casing sides.

.20. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a casingof a group of vertically-disposed stationary compartments in each side thereof, each having a valve controlled discharge spout, stirring devices operatively associated with the valves of the several compartments, a removable vertically rlisposed bin intermediate the group of compartments, a drawer in the lower end of the bin, a discharge opening for the bin above the drawer, a sieve extending across the opening and an agitator cooperating with the steve.

21. In a kitchen cabinet, the combination with a. casing, of a group of vertically-disposed compartments in each side of the easing, a removable verticallydisposed compartment intermediate the first mentioned compartments, drawers below the compartments, a horizontally-extending compartment beneath the drawers, and complementary cupboards mounted upon the casing above the compartments for horizontal swinging movement.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. D. EVERETT.

W'it-nesses:

ETTA E. STUART, FRANK SHAFER. 

